Neck-yoke.



Patanfed Nov. 28, I899. w. u. BAYLEY.

No. 637,9l7.

NECK YOK'E.

(Application filed Km. 21, 1899.)

(No Moder.)

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* NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER HOLMES BAYLEY, OF PEACHAM, VERMONT.

NECK-YOKE.

mammon famine e of Letters Patent No. 637,917, dated November 28, 1899. Application filed March 21,1899. Serial No. 709,871. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER HOLMES BAY- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peaoham, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in N eck-Yokes, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to neok-yokes, and particularly to devices for connecting the same with the poles of vehicles; and the object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this class whereby a neckyoke may be pivotally supported on and held in connection with the end of the vehiclepole in such manner as to prevent the lines and reins from being connected with the end of said pole.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanyi'ng drawings form a part, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan view of the end of a vehicle-pole and a neck-yoke connected therewith by means of my improved connecting device; Fig. 2, a partialsection on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views, and in Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown at 5 a part of the pole of a vehicle and at 6 an ordinary neck-yoke, and in connecting the neck-yoke with the pole of the vehicle I preferably provide a metal end pece 7, which is connected with the pole,said end piece being provided at its inner end with a socket adapted to receive an extension on the end of the pole, as shown at 8. The opposite sides of the metal end piece 7 are beveled, as shown at 9, and said end is cut out to form a segmental recess 10, in which the yoke 6 rests, and centrally of said segmental recess is a socket 11, receiving a corresponding pivotpin 12, secured to yoke 6. The end piece 7 is also provided on one side thereof with an eye or ring 13, with which is pivotally connected a segmental clip 14, which passes around the yoke 6, and with the free end of which is connected a rod 15, which enters a corresponding longitudinal groove formed in the end piece 7, and formed transversely through the end piece 7 and through the end of the pole socketed therein is an opening 16, said opening being closed at one end by the corresponding side of the end piece 7, as shown at 17, and mounted in said opening is a spiral spring 18, through which passesapin 19, around which the spring 18 is wound, and said pin is provided at one end with a button 20, which closes the corresponding end of the opening 16, and at its opposite end with a hook 21, which passes through the corresponding side of the end piece 7.

By forcing the button 20 inwardly the hook 21 is caused to project farther from the side of the end piece, and the spring 18 normally holds the button 20 projected, as shown in Fig. 3. The end piece 7 is provided with an opening, through which the hook 20 projects, which is large enough to receive the end of said hook, and in practice the rod 15 is passed under said hook and is held thereby in the longitudinal groove formed in the end piece 7. By means of this construction the yoke 6 is securely and pivotally connected with the end of the pole and is adapted to swing thereon in a horizontal plane, and it will be apparent that the lines, reins, or anyother devices cannot be caught on the end of the pole, as it frequently occurs in driving when the neckyoke is connected with the pole in the usual manner.

My improvement is simple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it will be apparent that changes in and modifications of the construction described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A pole for vehicles provided with an end piece, the outer end of which is beveled on the opposite sides, said end piece being also provided with a transverse segmental recess, and a neck-yoke pivotally mounted in said re- 'cess and connected with said end piece so as to swing in a horizontal plane, said end piece 2 se ner? being also provided with a clamp or clip which surrounds said yoke, substantially as shown and described.

2. A pole for vehicles provided with an end piece, the end of which is beveled and provided with a segmental recess, and a neckyoke pivotally mounted in said recess and connected with said end piece so as to swing in a horizontal plane, said neck-yoke being provided with a lug or projection which enters a corresponding recess in the end piece, and said end piece being also provided with a segmental clip which passes around the neck-yoke, substantially as shown and described.

3. A pole for vehicles provided with an end piece, the end of which is beveled and provided with a segmental recess, and a neckyoke pivotally mounted in said recess and connected with the said end piece so as to swing in a horizontal plane, said end piece and said yoke being provided, one with a cavity or recess, and the other with a lug or proj ection which enters said cavity or recess, and said end piece being also provided with a hinged segmental clip which passes around the neck-yoke, said clip being provided with a rod which is pivotally connected therewith, and devices for securing said rod with the end piece, substantially as shown and described.

L. The herein-described means for securing a neck-yoke to the pole of a vehicle, comprising an end piece which is adapted to be connected with said pole, a neck-yoke pivotally connected with the end of said end piece and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a segmental clip connected with said end piece and passing around said neck-yoke, a rod con nected with said clip and extending horizontally of said end piece, and a spring-operated pin passing through said end piece and provided with a hook which engages said rod, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 3d day of January, 1899.

WALTER HOLMES BAYLEY.

Witnesses:

A. F. NIcHoLs, A. E. RUGGLES. 

